Zesty Insalata Caprese

Name: Zesty Insalata Caprese
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: pound fresh mozzarella (sliced 1/4 inch thick): 1; tbsp arugula leaves (washed well and spun dry): 2; tbsp extra virgin olive oil: 3-4; freshly grounded black pepper to taste; pounds/ 4 large tomatoes (sliced 1/4 inch thick): 2; cup packed fresh basil: 1/4; tsp dried oregano: 1/4; sea salt to taste

Features:

Cuisine:

Italian

10 mins
Serves 6
Easy

Ingredients

1 pound fresh mozzarella (sliced 1/4 inch thick)
2 tbsp arugula leaves (washed well and spun dry)
3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
freshly grounded black pepper to taste
2 pounds/ 4 large tomatoes (sliced 1/4 inch thick)
1/4 cup packed fresh basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
sea salt to taste

How to Make Zesty Insalata Caprese

Begin by slicing tomatoes and mozzarella in similar size and shape.
On a platter, arrange mozzarella and tomatoes slices alternating and overlapping them until it creates a border on the sides of the platter.
Sprinkle basil or arugula leaves on top of mozzarella and tomatoes.
Season the salad with salt and pepper, arugula and dried oregano.
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil and serve.

Trivia:

The reason why mozzarella is so stretchy is because it is an underdeveloped young cheese and the protein structure is still elastic.
Basil is sacred in the Hindu Culture and is believed to be a favorite of their god.
Basil is an annual herb and its lifetime is only a year long.
The people of Greece are one of the largest consumers of cheese worldwide.
Arugula has the ability to fight cancer with the glucosinolates present in it.

The scientific name for common tomato is ycopersicum, which literally means wolf peach.